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Date
1848
Description
India 1848 folded prestamp letter from Gooty (Giles #2) to Madras, featuring a rare late usage, including original native language contents
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Gooty
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gooty are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Gooty pre stamp cover
COV-3592 is a Gooty pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Gooty HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Gooty postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1848 folded prestamp letter from Gooty (Giles #2) to Madras, featuring a rare late usage, including original native language contents
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0109.
3 images of COV-3592 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Gooty HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1848.
Questions about COV-3592
- What is COV-3592?
- COV-3592 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gooty, Madras Presidency of 1848, bearing the Gooty HG 2 handstamp in red. India 1848 folded prestamp letter from Gooty (Giles #2) to Madras, featuring a rare late usage, including original native language contents
- How scarce is the Gooty HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gooty HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-3592?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0109.
- When was COV-3592 posted?
- COV-3592 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Gooty HG 2 (1839–1848).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gooty HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0109.